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Lessons from Sweden's Universal Health System: Tales from the Health-care Crypt |
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Written by Sven R. Larson, Ph.D.
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 22:01 |
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You cannot buy a new Lexus for $20,000. Small budgets cannot buy first-class medical care either. Yet one of the most persistent arguments for single-payer health insurance is that it will somehow give everyone gold-plated care at little or no cost. |
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One in 5 Canadians can't find a doctor: survey |
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Written by CTV.ca News Staff
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:45 |
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Canadians continue to suffer from a doctor shortage, according to a new report that found 1 in 5 people have not been able to find a physician to treat them regularly. |
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We’ve paid into the system all our lives - Why has the NHS turned on us |
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Written by Sarah-Kate Templeton
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 03:43 |
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New cases are emerging of cancer patients who are being denied free NHS care because they are buying drugs privately |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 16:14 )
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Sabotaging health savings accounts |
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Written by Jane Orient MD
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 16:01 |
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Nothing probably shows the potential of health savings accounts (HSAs) better than their enemies’ attempts to wreck them. An attempt to load on costly administrative requirements passed the House of Representatives but not the Senate. President Bush had threatened to veto it. Expect it to come back. |
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A selfish quest for life hits the NHS |
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Written by Robert Shrimsley
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 03:40 |
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The health secretary is standing firm against demands to end a rule he imposed last year that means people who privately buy drugs not available on the National Health Service, a principle known as co-payment, must be refused all NHS care for their condition. |
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